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Here are the tile image files for modding 3.1 pressure plates to look the way they did in 3.0. There's also a hybrid variant with arrows (b) if that catches your fancy.

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Sorry, there were some errors in the mod. Here's the fixed version.

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10-16-2007 at 07:13 PM
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So, how exactly do I apply this file to the game?

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10-24-2007 at 01:50 AM
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NoahT wrote:
So, how exactly do I apply this file to the game?

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Select which images you would like to use (pressurePlates3_0.png or pressurePlates3_0b.png), and place both the image file and the corresponding .tim file in the data\bitmaps folder. Then, in drod.ini, Find the line that says
General=GeneralTiles
and add the line
General=pressurePlates3_0
(or pressurePlates3_0b, depending on which you chose) immediately after it. Make sure DROD is closed while making changes to drod.ini, or they will be reverted when you close it.

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10-24-2007 at 05:48 AM
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Thanks. I guess I'm more accustomed the JtRH way, where all you have to do is put the mod in the Bitmaps folder and give it the appropriate name.

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10-24-2007 at 05:56 AM
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NoahT wrote:
Thanks. I guess I'm more accustomed the JtRH way, where all you have to do is put the mod in the Bitmaps folder and give it the appropriate name.

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In JtRH you still need to modify drod.ini - the process for JtRH and the process for TCB are essentially the same.

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Well, when I swapped the regular clock for the one with the snake counter to use while playing Perfection and Master Locks, all I had to do is what I stated above, IIRC.

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10-24-2007 at 06:10 AM
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Right, the clocks are an exception, because that's one of the very few things that has an external image file. Changing other things requires telling the game you want to use an external file (because it obviously doesn't need to be told for the clock).
10-24-2007 at 07:18 AM
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This explaination is all theoretical, but inferences through experimentation are the root of science. I'm a scientist, not a researcher.

Please remember that drod.ini is what gives the name of the file you want to use. What it does is this: First, it sees the line
GeneralTiles=GeneralTiles
What this does is define that "GeneralTiles" is the name of the file to be used when the code in the game asks for "GeneralTiles". As you can see, it's the same name, but it doesn't have to be. So to distinguish, lets say that the GeneralTiles image included in DROD is actually called "GTiles", and the line in drod.ini reflects that by saying
GeneralTiles=GTiles
Now, the first thing it does is check the Bitmaps folder for anything with the name GTiles. If it does find that, it stops searching, and uses that file whenever the game is told to display something from "GeneralTiles". That's why just putting something named "Clock1" and "Clock2" will work in TCB. Sure, the default clock2 disappeared, but you don't need to replace it, you just need to place it!
If "GTiles" isn't in Bitmaps, it will search to see if the file is actually in the game DROD, as default graphics. So let's say it finds "GTiles" in DROD. Those default tiles would then be used whenever "GeneralTiles" is referenced to.

In other words, "GeneralTiles" and the other things on the left of the equals signs are almost like macros that we are defining. And when the game looks to find just what files these names represent, it will prioritize custom ones in Bitmaps over default ones in the game itself.


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Say, is there any chance of an RPG version of this?

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My personal favorite is that you can also use directories, so that you can group large mods into several tiny ones (my Underwater style does this)
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Hmm, something strange happened when I tried extracting the files on Vista. When I tried extracting to the Bitmaps folder, I got errors, but when I extracted into the Downloads folder when the zipped file was, it worked fine. What might be the reason for this?

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08-24-2009 at 01:57 AM
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NoahT wrote:
Hmm, something strange happened when I tried extracting the files on Vista. When I tried extracting to the Bitmaps folder, I got errors, but when I extracted into the Downloads folder when the zipped file was, it worked fine. What might be the reason for this?

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08-24-2009 at 03:35 AM
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:\ NiroZ might be onto something despite himself. Did you turn off UAC first?

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No, I never turn it off, just to be safe.

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08-24-2009 at 08:36 AM
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what is this thing where you believe you are somehow safer by using UAC

there is never a situation like that

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Banjooie wrote:
what is this thing where you believe you are somehow safer by using UAC

there is never a situation like that
Oh? Because I honestly believe I am safer by *** (name withheld) using UAC.

I can also happily recommend it to any of my enemies ;)

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So, of course the very first thing I did before playing GatEB was move over all my mods and progress and stuff, and things looked good for a while until I entered a room with a large (> 1x1) single-use pressure plate, and I discovered that the yellow that makes me sad was back. But the 1x1 plates remained correctly modded.

It was explained to me that there were now more pressure plate tiles for single-use plates in the general tileset now, so any configurations over 1x1 will get drawn with the new tiles rather than the nice one in this mod.

I don't suppose there's any chance of an update for the mod? :blush
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Ugh.

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I can't get either the 3.0 or 4.0 versions to work in the Mac OS X version of TCB 3.3. I have both mods in Bitmaps and I have tried entering both versions into the drod.ini file, but they don't change anything. What could the reason be for this?

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5.0 adds a new pressure plate tile for held down but not activated single-use plates. Obviously it looks terrible when mixed with modded plates.

A simple fix would be copying the existing single-use graphics over the new tile(s). Or if someone wants to make a new slightly varied version to signify that it's held down, that'd work too.

I might try making the simple fix version myself at some point. Shouldn't be too hard once I find the old instructions and figure out the new .tim code(s).
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Schik[04:30 PM]: added a new depressed PP image. The PPs are depressed because they are so ugly.



Seriously, give comments on the design of them. The colour is similar to the rest of them, and I can edit it if needed. You will also have to add General=PressurePlates5_0 to your drod.ini file.

http://drod.caravelgames.com/Images/GraphicMods/PressurePlates5_0.zip

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I think it works quite well. Thank you!
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